The .mailmap git feature helps fixing commit mistakes (in name/email).

The easiest way to use it is with the --use-mailmap flag:

  $ git log --use-mailmap

See:
* https://git-scm.com/docs/git-shortlog#_mapping_authors
* https://git-scm.com/docs/git-check-mailmap#_mapping_authors

Reviewed-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daude <philmd@redhat.com>
---
 .mailmap | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .mailmap

diff --git a/.mailmap b/.mailmap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d88189a58d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mailmap
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# This list is used by git-shortlog to fix a few botched name translations
+# in the git archive, either because the author's full name was messed up
+# and/or not always written the same way, making contributions from the
+# same person appearing not to be so or badly displayed.
+#
+# Please keep this file sorted alphabetically, and email in lowercase.
+# The format used is:
+#
+#   Firstname Lastname <email@domain.tld>
+#
-- 
2.21.1


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